Where does “praetervolatus” come from?
praetervolatus (Latin) comes from Latin praetervolo, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “praetervolatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praetervolo | I fly by or past; I escape |
| 2 | Latin | volō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |